File:Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) embark at Wellington (15359052530).jpg

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On 16 October 1914, amidst anxious and curious onlookers, the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) left Wellington on ten troopships. The 8454 personnel and 3000 horses was the largest body of men (and horses) to leave New Zealand at any one time.

Once the soldiers and their equipment were loaded, the troopships made their way across the Tasman to link up with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) at Albany, Western Australia. The plan was to set out across the Indian Ocean for France, but with Turkey’s entrance into the war on 5 November, the troops were diverted to Egypt. Less than six months later, they saw their first action at Galipolli.

This image of the embarkation comes from a series of historic prints and photographs, created by the Former Post and Telegraph Department. The series holds a swag of other images and artwork from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Archives Reference: AAME 8106 Box 118/ 11/17/3 archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20939655

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